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For Women’s History Month, we\u2019ve put together a list of HistoryExtra podcast episodes you can listen to featuring inspirational historical women and their achievements <\/p>

By Lauren Good\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 14 March 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Looking for a new podcast recommendation? In Women\u2019s History Month, learn more about remarkable women through history and their stories with these fascinating episodes from the HistoryExtra<\/em> podcast\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Madame Restell: the abortionist who shocked and fascinated 19th-century New York<\/h3>\n

Jennifer Wright discusses the dramatic life of Madame Restell, a New York businesswoman who made millions \u2013 and horrified many \u2013 by selling abortions and birth control in the 19th century<\/p>\n

Sirens, succubi & sex symbols: a history of female monsters<\/h3>\n

Sarah Clegg explores how and why historical myths have portrayed women as monstrous beings \u2013 from seductive, child-killing monsters to mermaids, sirens and vampires<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/media.immediate.co.uk\/volatile\/sites\/7\/2023\/03\/womanslore-b721c7c.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Medieval women: everything you wanted to know<\/h3>\n

Eleanor Janega busts popular myths surrounding women in the Middle Ages, revealing how society was more open-minded than we might initially expect<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/media.immediate.co.uk\/volatile\/sites\/7\/2023\/03\/medievalwomeneverything-7ea02ec.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Female spies who forged the CIA<\/h3>\n

Nathalia Holt discusses four women who undertook life-threatening missions and harnessed crucial intelligence in the early days of the Central Intelligence Agency<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/media.immediate.co.uk\/volatile\/sites\/7\/2023\/02\/femalespieswhoforgedthecia-0af5af7.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Breastfeeding: a cultural history<\/h3>\n

From ancient baby bottles to the perceived moral dangers of wetnursing, Joanna Wolfarth investigates what we can learn from changing attitudes to breastfeeding through history<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/media.immediate.co.uk\/volatile\/sites\/7\/2023\/02\/breastfeeding-9d50bf3.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

How six women programmed the world\u2019s first modern computer<\/h3>\n

During the Second World War, six talented mathematicians were brought together to make history. These women had one mission: to program the world\u2019s first and only supercomputer. Speaking with Rachel Dinning, Kathy Kleiman explores the vital but overlooked role the \u201cEniac 6\u201d played in the history of computing during and after the Second World War<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/media.immediate.co.uk\/volatile\/sites\/7\/2023\/01\/howsixwomenprogrammedfirstcomputer-beb4dc6.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Njinga: queen, warrior, diplomat<\/h3>\n

Luke Pepera tells Kev Lochun about the dramatic life and reign of Queen Njinga, the formidable 17th-century ruler of Ndongo and Matamba, in modern-day Angola<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/media.immediate.co.uk\/volatile\/sites\/7\/2023\/03\/njinga-741ba4e.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Women who served in WW2<\/h3>\n

Tessa Dunlop explores the lives of the last surviving women who served in Britain\u2019s armed forces during the Second World War<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/media.immediate.co.uk\/volatile\/sites\/7\/2022\/01\/Dunlop_ww2_women-0ba0005.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Countryside campaigners: four women who fought for our green spaces<\/h3>\n

Matthew Kelly explores the lives of four women who helped to protect the English countryside in the 19th and 20th centuries<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/media.immediate.co.uk\/volatile\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/Countrysidecampaigners-35f8d99.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Warrior queens & quiet revolutionaries: forgotten women from history<\/h3>\n

Author Kate Mosse shares inspirational stories of women from across global history \u2013 including the forgotten life of her great grandmother Lily Watson<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/media.immediate.co.uk\/volatile\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/KateMosse-2ac9637.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n\n

Want to know more about women\u2019s history? You can read our articles on the topic here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n

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